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Dave's Hot Chicken

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TO LIVE AND FRY IN L.A. In 2017, four childhood friends came up with a simple concept — take Nashville Hot Chicken and make it better than anyone else in America. With only a couple thousand dollars to their name, they boot-strapped a pop-up concept in a parking lot in East Hollywood serving a simple menu of tenders, sliders, fries, and kale slaw — they created a viral cult following with lines consistently over an hour long. 

Location details

4040 W University Drive, Ste 100, McKinney, TX, 75071, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Tue10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Wed10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Thu10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Fri10:30 a.m. to Midnight
Sat10:30 a.m. to Midnight
Sun10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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Bob J. 
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a year ago

The Nashville style chicken is good. The chicken is similar to Princes in Nashville. The fries were just ok. It's not bad since we have no HattieBs in north Dallas. 

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Leah B. 
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a year ago

Place is very clean and a nice ambiance. Nice outdoor patio. Nice service from Ari at the cash register. As for the food: fries, and Mac and cheese are delicious. I'm not a huge fan of dry rub chicken, but the chicken itself was good. Not as spicy as you think so go up a spice level. Recommend the sliders over tenders. 

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Leah B. 
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a year ago

Place is very clean and a nice ambiance. Nice outdoor patio. Nice service from Ari at the cash register. As for the food: fries, and Mac and cheese are delicious. I'm not a huge fan of dry rub chicken, but the chicken itself was good. Not as spicy as you think so go up a spice level. Recommend the sliders over tenders. 

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Joe R. 
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a year ago

This was my first time to Dave's, I heard lots of good things and the food was very good. I'm not a huge fan of deep fried heavily breaded chicken, but even though it was a little thicker than I like, the taste was excellent in the chicken was juicy. It's super pricey but I guess that's just the way of the world now. I got a couple sliders and it was around $17, it's getting hard and hard to eat out anymore. Overall it was very good, but a little hyped up. Still I would return to try their other stuff on the menu. Thanks Dav... read more

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Joe R. 
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a year ago

This was my first time to Dave's, I heard lots of good things and the food was very good. I'm not a huge fan of deep fried heavily breaded chicken, but even though it was a little thicker than I like, the taste was excellent in the chicken was juicy. It's super pricey but I guess that's just the way of the world now. I got a couple sliders and it was around $17, it's getting hard and hard to eat out anymore. Overall it was very good, but a little hyped up. Still I would return to try their other stuff on the menu. Thanks Dav... read more

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Grace A. 
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a year ago

This location has great service and the uniform/military discount is phenomenal at 50% off with valid ID. The seating area is good for 2-5 people. Larger groups would fit better outside. The food is hot and fresh. The menu is simple but great options and sides. Overall a great little chicken spot. I would definitely bring the family back again. 

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Grace A. 
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a year ago

This location has great service and the uniform/military discount is phenomenal at 50% off with valid ID. The seating area is good for 2-5 people. Larger groups would fit better outside. The food is hot and fresh. The menu is simple but great options and sides. Overall a great little chicken spot. I would definitely bring the family back again. 

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kasey f. 
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a year ago

It was okay. Definitely looked better than it tasted. Not sure if it was the flavor that we got but there was a lot of seasoning all over, too much in my opinion. They used the same seasoning on the fries as they did on the chicken and it was a little sweet. The Dave's sauce tasted like mayo and was not very appealing so we asked for some ranch and they did not have any at all. Maybe if we had ranch the chicken would have been better. We were just expecting more since it was our first time but I can say we will not be trying... read more

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kasey f. 
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a year ago

It was okay. Definitely looked better than it tasted. Not sure if it was the flavor that we got but there was a lot of seasoning all over, too much in my opinion. They used the same seasoning on the fries as they did on the chicken and it was a little sweet. The Dave's sauce tasted like mayo and was not very appealing so we asked for some ranch and they did not have any at all. Maybe if we had ranch the chicken would have been better. We were just expecting more since it was our first time but I can say we will not be trying... read more

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Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.9 star rating with 1,079 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

Dave's Hot Chicken is open now. It will close at 11:00 p.m.